Explore Cherub through 5 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like baby or babe. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Cherub in a sentence
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Cherub meaning
- A winged creature attending God and guarding his throne described as a being with four faces (man, lion, ox, and eagle), human hands, calf hooves, four wings, and many eyes. A description can be found in Ezekiel chapter 1 and Ezekiel chapter 10; similar to a lamassu (winged bull with a human torso) in the pre-exilic texts of the Hebrew Bible, more humanoid in later texts.
- A winged angel, described by Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite (c. 5th–6th century) as the second highest order of angels, ranked above thrones and below seraphim.
- In later texts changed to a winged baby; in artistic depictions sometimes a baby's head with wings but no body.
Using Cherub
- The main meaning on this page is: A winged creature attending God and guarding his throne described as a being with four faces (man, lion, ox, and eagle), human hands, calf hooves, four wings, and many eyes. A description can be found in Ezekiel chapter 1 and Ezekiel chapter 10; similar to a lamassu (winged bull with a human torso) in the pre-exilic texts of the Hebrew Bible, more humanoid in later texts. | A winged angel, described by Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite (c. 5th–6th century) as the second highest order of angels, ranked above thrones and below seraphim. | In later texts changed to a winged baby; in artistic depictions sometimes a baby's head with wings but no body.
- Useful related words include: baby, babe, infant, angel.
- In the example corpus, cherub often appears in combinations such as: the cherub.
Context around Cherub
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cherub
- In this selection, "cherub" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, dream, saves, faced and mounts stand out and add context to how "cherub" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include brackets with cherub mounts are and called the cherub built circa. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cherub" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cherub
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Two 19th century carved giltwood brackets with cherub mounts are valued for £1,800. (14 words)
The opening track and lead single of Siamese Dream, " Cherub Rock ", directly addresses Corgan's feud with the "indie-world". (20 words)
Cozied up in bed sheets (and appearing to wear nothing underneath), the cherub-faced blonde is seen pouting at the camera and scrunching up her face. (26 words)
A claimant for the oldest building is a former merchant's house in Higher Street, now a Good Beer Guide listed public house called the Cherub, built circa 1380. (29 words)
His Christmas radio plays on Radio 1RPH, which began around 10 years ago with Cyril the Cherub Saves Christmas, have become a standard part of the calendar. (27 words)
Cozied up in bed sheets (and appearing to wear nothing underneath), the cherub-faced blonde is seen pouting at the camera and scrunching up her face. (26 words)
Example sentences (5)
His Christmas radio plays on Radio 1RPH, which began around 10 years ago with Cyril the Cherub Saves Christmas, have become a standard part of the calendar.
Cozied up in bed sheets (and appearing to wear nothing underneath), the cherub-faced blonde is seen pouting at the camera and scrunching up her face.
Two 19th century carved giltwood brackets with cherub mounts are valued for £1,800.
A claimant for the oldest building is a former merchant's house in Higher Street, now a Good Beer Guide listed public house called the Cherub, built circa 1380.
The opening track and lead single of Siamese Dream, " Cherub Rock ", directly addresses Corgan's feud with the "indie-world".
Common combinations with cherub
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: